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Secondary Inscription: Painted with the inventory number "du No 2556.2" of the Garde-Meuble de la Couronne in black ink on the back.

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Sculpture & Decorative Arts

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Decorative Arts

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Furniture

Object Number:

55.DA.5

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Gilles Joubert was eighty years old when he delivered this chest of drawers to the French royal family. It is one of a pair that was made for the Versailles bedroom of Madame Louise, a daughter of Louis XV. The Journal of the royal household's furnishings records its delivery on August 28th, 1769, along with the name of its maker, its dimensions, a detailed description of the piece, and its assigned inventory number, 2556.2, which is boldly inscribed on the back.

The trellismarquetry mounted with gilt-bronze rosettes at the cross-sections is a decorative motif frequently found on Joubert's furniture. The thick gilding, large size, carefully detailed mounts, and heavy marble top all contribute to an overall impression of luxury suitable for a royal owner.

1769 - 1770

Made for the chambre à coucher of Louise of France, 1737 - 1787 (Château de Versailles, France), youngest daughter of Louis XV, in 1769.

1769 - after 1785

French Crown, Garde-Meuble de la Couronne (delivered to the chambre à coucher of Louise of France at Versailles in 1769; in the chambre à coucher of Victoire of France at Versailles by 1776; in the apartment of Emmanuel-Felicité, duc de Duras and maréchal de France, at Fontainebleau by 1785), probably sold or nationalized during the French Revolution.

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